19790711018049A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Tmpson Navion/ · Everett, WA · July 11, 1979

Date
July 11, 1979 · 15:00 local
Place
Everett, WA
Airport
Paine
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4755C
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA79DYE30
Reported as
Tmpson Navion/
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,638 total129 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Eng. Stopped during initial climb, due to fuel exhaustion in one tank. Plt switched fuel to off position by error.

As the FAA filed it

ENG. STOPPED DURING INITIAL CLIMB, DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION IN ONE TANK. PLT SWITCHED FUEL TO OFF POSITION BY ERROR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.